You're Switching from Housecall Pro.
Here's Why Lawn Care Specialists Choose Nexa.

Housecall Pro
$99/mo
$1,188/year — every year, forever
Nexa
$279
Once. Own it forever.
or 3 payments of $99
Break even in 2.8 months. Then it's free forever.
"Switched from Housecall Pro after the last price increase. Nexa does everything I needed for $279. Wish I'd done it sooner."
— Verified Lawn Care Specialist, former Housecall Pro customer

The Bottom Line

Lawn Care Specialists on Housecall Pro pay $99/month — $1,188/year. Over three years, that's $3,986. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 2.8 months. The median Lawn Care Specialist earns $38,000/year, so Housecall Pro's annual cost is roughly 3.1% of typical revenue — every year, forever.

Key Numbers

$38,000
Median Lawn Care Specialist income
2.8%
Typical SaaS spend as % of revenue
2.8 mo
Break-even vs Housecall Pro
$3,707
3-year savings switching to Nexa

What Housecall Pro Is Costing You

The Damage

Housecall Pro monthly $99/mo
Annual drain $1,188/yr
Year 2 (11.4% SaaS inflation) $1,323
Year 3 $1,474
3-year total $3,986

That's $3,986 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.

Your Housecall Pro subscription has cost you $0.00 since you opened this page.

Why Lawn Care Specialists Leave Housecall Pro

✗Add-on model creates 30-50% cost creep
✗Per-user fees ($35/month) scale fast
✗Basic plan missing QuickBooks integration
✗Payment processing fees (2.99%) are high
✗No job costing functionality
✗Cost creep from paid add-ons is the single most common reason businesses stop using Housecall Pro.
✗If you have a team of 10, you're paying $299 base plus $315 for 9 additional users. That's $614/month.
✗The add-on model creates a slow bleed that catches people off guard.
Lawn Care Specialists are leaving Housecall Pro every week.

You're not the only one who's had enough.

Why This Matters for Lawn Care Specialists

Rain pushed everyone back two days, so today is a thirty-stop scramble to catch up before the next front comes in. I start the zero-turn at the first property, but the back yard is still soggy near the downspout, so I drop the deck a notch on the high ground and skip the wet patch to avoid ruts. String-trim the fence line, edge the driveway clean, blow the clippings off the walk, and move. A few stops in, a customer flags me down about brown circles spreading across the front lawn, and I recognize brown patch fungus from the humidity, not anything I did, so I note a fungicide treatment and explain it. The next house is on my fertilization schedule, so I switch to the broadcast spreader and lay down a summer feed with iron, careful to shut the gate so it doesn't streak the driveway. By midday it's hot and the cool-season grass is stressed, so I raise the cutting height across the rest of the route to leave more leaf. A new customer wants a quote for aeration and overseeding this fall, so I check the soil and walk the yard with them. I end the day blowing myself off, refueling cans for tomorrow, and figuring out which two stops I couldn't reach before dark.

Lawn Care Specialists face unique challenges: Putting down crabgrass pre-emergent a week too late and watching it break through all summer. Scalping a lawn or leaving mower ruts when the ground is too wet to cut. Grub damage and brown patch fungus that the customer blames on your mowing. Squeezing thirty mows into a route on the one dry day after three days of rain. On top of all that, Housecall Pro charges $99/month ($1,188/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Lawn Care Specialist earns $38,000/year. Software at $1,188/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.

Your Commercial zero-turn mower and a 21-inch push mower for tight strips is yours. You bought it once. Nexa works the same way — $279 once for invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, and full accounting. All connected. All offline-capable. You own it like you own your tools.

Your Full Stack Cost

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"I was paying Housecall Pro $99/month and didn't question it until I did the math. $3,986 over 3 years for tools I don't even own. Nexa was $279. Once. Done."
— Lawn Care Specialist business owner

What You Get Instead

Feature Housecall Pro Nexa
Invoicing ✓ ✓
Scheduling ✗ ✓
CRM ✗ ✓
Time Tracking ✗ ✓
Full Accounting ✗ ✓ (SIMPL)
Task Management ✗ ✓
Price $99/mo forever $279 once
or 3 × $99
3-Year Cost $3,986 $279
Stop paying? Lose everything Keep everything forever

Switching Takes 1-2 Days

Most lawn care specialists are fully switched before the weekend.

1

Export your data

Go to Settings → export customers, job history, and invoices as CSV files.

2

Set up Nexa

15-minute setup. Import your customer list and service categories.

3

Parallel run

Run both for 2 weeks. Transition dispatching and booking to Nexa.

4

Cancel Housecall Pro

Cancel subscription (check for early termination fees). Download all records.

✓ Run both in parallel. Cancel Housecall Pro when you're confident. Zero risk.

What lawn care specialists actually deal with

A day in the life of a lawn care specialist

Rain pushed everyone back two days, so today is a thirty-stop scramble to catch up before the next front comes in. I start the zero-turn at the first property, but the back yard is still soggy near the downspout, so I drop the deck a notch on the high ground and skip the wet patch to avoid ruts. String-trim the fence line, edge the driveway clean, blow the clippings off the walk, and move. A few stops in, a customer flags me down about brown circles spreading across the front lawn, and I recognize brown patch fungus from the humidity, not anything I did, so I note a fungicide treatment and explain it. The next house is on my fertilization schedule, so I switch to the broadcast spreader and lay down a summer feed with iron, careful to shut the gate so it doesn't streak the driveway. By midday it's hot and the cool-season grass is stressed, so I raise the cutting height across the rest of the route to leave more leaf. A new customer wants a quote for aeration and overseeding this fall, so I check the soil and walk the yard with them. I end the day blowing myself off, refueling cans for tomorrow, and figuring out which two stops I couldn't reach before dark.

The tools a working lawn care specialist actually owns

Local lawn care specialists on Nexa

Real lawn care specialists near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a lawn care specialist? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every lawn care specialist on Nexa →

FAQ

Is Nexa really a Housecall Pro replacement for lawn care specialists?

For solo operators and small teams (1-5), yes. Nexa includes invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting. Housecall Pro may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.

$279 seems like a lot.

It's $7.75/month over 3 years. Housecall Pro is $99/month — that's $3,986 over 3 years. Which is more? And if you'd rather split it, Nexa is also available as 3 payments of $99.

Can I pay in installments?

Yes. Nexa is $279 as a one-time payment, or 3 payments of $99 ($297 total). Either way it's a one-time purchase — no subscription, no recurring fees ever.

What if I don't like it?

30-day money-back guarantee. Full refund. If Nexa doesn't save you $500 in year one, you get every penny back.

Can I import my Housecall Pro data?

Export your data from Housecall Pro as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.

Lawn Care Specialists in Shreveport

The average solo operator there spends about $1,968/year on software — and Lawn Care Specialist face their own version of that math. LA state licensing requirements apply.

Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Shreveport metro. Your situation will vary.

If You Need These — Nexa Has Them

Specific gaps Lawn Care Specialists run into with Housecall Pro, and what Nexa does instead.

✗
Housecall Pro gapNo QuickBooks on Basic plan
✓
NexaEverything in $279 — no tiers, no locked features.
✗
Housecall Pro gapNo built-in route optimization
✓
NexaBuilt into Nexa’s $279 once purchase — no separate add-on.
✗
Housecall Pro gapLimited reporting on lower tiers
✓
NexaEverything in $279 — no tiers, no locked features.
"Housecall Pro raised prices again and I was done. Found Nexa — $279 once. I own it. No more 'we're updating our pricing' emails. Best business decision this year."
— Lawn Care Specialist, switched from Housecall Pro

Stop Losing $1,188/Year to Housecall Pro

$3,986 over 3 years. Or $279 once (or 3 × $99). Own your tools.

Get Nexa — $279 Once
or 3 payments of $99
✓ 30-day money-back guarantee — save $500 or full refund

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